The International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus-Senftenberg University is offering under the direction of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies its third International Summer Academy Cottbus: Understanding Heritage (ISAC) under the title: "The Role of Participation, Empowerment and Sustainable Development in Heritage Studies and its Corresponding Disciplines"
The Summer ...

The Earth Skills Network is a unique partnership between the conservation world and business, which provides training on business planning and effective management practices to protected areas, World Heritage sites, sites on the tentative list, protected area agencies or management authorities in Africa. The call for applications for the 2014 training programme is now open.
The Earth Skills ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is collaborating with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) on a seminar entitled “Experiences of World Heritage in Africa”, which will be held in Morocco from 14 to 16 October 2014.
The deadline for applications is 30 April 2014.
For more information, please refer to the official announcement below.

The 2014 Call for project proposals is now open!
The call intends to support projects, which are in compliance with the criteria set out in the Operational Guidelines of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC).
The call is open to:
public bodies with specific responsibility for the promotion of culture and artistic creation;
non-governmental organizations ...

The International Competition for Best Sustainable Development Practices, a call aimed at identifying and promoting best development practices in food security, was launched in November 2013.
All UN agencies are encouraged to participate in this competition, as an opportunity for the UN system to showcase its excellence and best practices in food security.
The deadline for submissions ...